The Rockets on Friday sent Ryan Anderson and De'Anthony Melton to the Suns in exchange for Marquese Chriss and Brandon Knight.

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Booker, 21, signed a five-year, $158 million maximum contract extension with the Suns in July. He has rapidly developed into the Suns' cornerstone star and the franchise's hope to lead it out of the lottery and back to the NBA playoffs.

Booker averaged 24.9 points per game in his third NBA season. He has been general manager Ryan McDonough's most decorated draft pick in Phoenix, taken as a freshman out of Kentucky who dropped to No. 13 in the 2015 NBA draft.